Introduction

The broad goal of the teaching of undergraduate students in Forensic Medicine is to produce a physician who is well informed about medicolegal responsibilities in practice of medicine. He/She will also be capable of making observations and inferring conclusions by logical deductions to set enquiries on the right track in criminal matters and connected medicolegal problems. He/She acquires knowledge of law in relation to medical practice, medical negligence and respect for codes of medical ethics.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course in the forensic medicine, the MBBS student will be:

Able to understand the basic concept of the subject and its importance.

Aware of inquest, legal and court procedures applicable to medico-legal and medical practice.

Able to perform medicolegal postmortem/autopsy findings and results of other relevant investigations for logical conclusion and framing the opinion on cause, manner and time since death.

Able to preserve and dispatch relevant various articles, trace evidences including viscera in poisoning cases in medicolegal cases/ autopsy examination and handing over the same to appropriate agencies.

Able to identify the medicolegal cases, carryout medical examination in such cases and prepare medicolegal report as per the law of the land.

Aware of code of ethics, duties and rights of medical practitioner, duties towards patients and community, punishment on violation of code of ethics, various forms of medical negligence, duties towards his professional colleagues.

Able to diagnose and manage the cases of acute and chronic poisoning and can carry out medicolegal duties.

Aware of general principles of analytical, environmental, occupational toxicolgy including toxicovigilance and predictive toxicology.

Aware of latest advances in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology and their medicolegal importance.

In short the department of Forensic Medicine assists the criminal justice system to prevent the crimes in the society there by establishing law and order for peace and prosperity of every member of the society. It trains the doctors in this direction along with ethical practice of medicine.